Ajay Srivastava, CEO of Dimensions Corporate, believes that investing in PSUs is essential in sectors like transmission, defence, big power, and oil retailing. PSUs will get more traction certainly in the five sectors we have spoken about just now because simply there is none which exists. Despite market difficulties, focusing on trending sectors and considering large NBFCs can lead to better returns compared to banks.
After a minor correction, markets are once again on roll. This time the upward movement has been led by IT stock. When it comes to nifty and sensex, it is dominated by IT and financial services. So as the financial services stocks take a breather, a sectoral turn is taking place and the nifty is moving upward. Now because IT stocks have come into focus after a gap of two years, it needs to be watched how much they are able to push the market. While the party continues on the street, it would be better for investors to focus on what is happening to the individual stocks they own and how the operating matrix of that sector is shaping up. These selected stocks depict a strong upward trajectory in their overall average score which is based on five key pillars i.e. earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum. This implies that there has been a significant improvement in their market outlook in the given time frame.
As the Dalal street continues to be in party mode, staying bullish would appear to be the most logical thing at this point of time. Why fight against a trend, while staying bullish, just add an element of caution. When we use the word caution, we mean stay with quality and especially if one is increasing exposure at this point of time. There is enough evidence to show that owning quality stocks pays both in bullish and bearish markets conditions. In a bullish market, they tend to rise faster and when a bearish phase comes, they do lose weight like others but less as compared and have shown tendency to recover fast post a bearish phase. so stay bullish but be selective.
At the start of 2023, the mood in the market was bullish but there were some apprehensions due to many reasons primarily being that FII’s had not been buying and there were some mega IPO issues in the pipeline. By the end of 2023, there is only bullishness on the street. Why most investors are feeling bullish is not that FII have returned to markets, but the fact that because mid-cap stocks have done extremely well and their portfolios are once again showing decent returns. As the party continues while staying bullish, just add an element of caution. When we use the word caution, we means stay with quality.
One of the biggest challenges which manufacturing companies and too large ones face is the right allocation of capital. The reason, they go through various economic and business cycles where they face both the problem of plenty and scarcity of capital at different points of time. When a metal company starts making money, it mints money. Post that what it does buy more mines, expand capacity or retire debt will determine its future. When looking at manufacturing companies, look carefully at PEG ratio which long-term indicates many things in a better manner than most other ratios.